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NorthwestBlair
Aspirant
Dec 12, 2020

X10 AD7200 r9000 Fast Ethernet but extremely slow WiFi

Hello, I am having extremely slow WiFi speeds through my Netgear x10 ad7200 router. I have a netgear cm1200 modem and gigabit internet through Cox. Anything plugged into the router through Ethernet g...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 12, 2020

Are you using smart connect? it combines the 2.4ghz and the 5ghz signals. 

try disabling it and then connect your wireless devices to the 5ghz and test speeds. 

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NorthwestBlair
Aspirant
Dec 12, 2020
Hi Plemans. No I am not using smart connect. It is disabled. I get the slow speeds from both 2.4ghz and 5ghz.
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    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 12, 2020

    What device/devices are you testing on? 

    have you tried reinstalling the firmware to the router? 

    Maybe something is corrupt in the firmware.I'd try reinstalling the firmware, then factory reset, and do a clean install (not from backup)

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      NorthwestBlair
      Aspirant
      Dec 12, 2020
      I test it on a brand Mac book pro. We have brand new iPhone 12 max pros. We have a windows laptop. A new Sony 85” tv. It’s all the same. I try to downgrade the firmware but it’s not letting me. Every time I factory reset the router, it brings up the router login webpage and it makes me set it up as a brand new router. But it also installs the latest firmware. I can’t find a way around this. I think this is a new way that netgear is forcing the latest firmware to be installed.